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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 191- 243.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Egyptians treat their women in comparison to surrounding nations?
(a) They are the cruelest.
(b) They are the most merciful.
(c) They largely ignore their women.
(d) They idolize their women.

2. Why does Taita help a shrieking woman at the riverside?
(a) She went into labor on the shore.
(b) Her daughter was abducted by slave traders.
(c) Her son was killed in the hippopotamus hunt.
(d) Her daughter was eaten by a crocodile.

3. Near the end of the wedding feast, what does Taita discover about Pharaoh's personality?
(a) He is a heartless man.
(b) He is a kind man.
(c) He is a lewd man.
(d) He is incapable of loving anyone other than himself.

4. Who is the first Shrike willing to help Tanus in exchange for keeping his life?
(a) Gebel-Umm-Bahari.
(b) Hui.
(c) Khargi.
(d) Basti.

5. Why was Taita made a eunuch when he was sixteen?
(a) He had stolen several jewels from Lord Intef's treasury.
(b) He had been unfaithful to Lord Intef and slept with a slave girl.
(c) He had refused to sacrifice to Lord Intef's favorite god.
(d) He had attempted to escape from the palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her feast to celebrate Taita, what gift does Lostris try to give him?

2. What is the symbol of Pharaoh's power?

3. What change to the festival pageant does Taita protest?

4. What deity is both Lostris's patron and symbolized by the hippopotamus?

5. What is the name of Taita's friend who gives him information and supplies prior to the battle with the Shrikes?

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